Is TurboScribe free?
Yes, TurboScribe has a free tier: 3 files per day, each up to 30 minutes long, processed one at a time with lower priority. The paid Unlimited plan costs $10 per month billed yearly ($120/year) or $20 billed monthly and accepts files up to 10 hours.
Facts checked on against TurboScribe's own pages (linked below). FastScribe publishes this page and is a competing product. Prices are in USD and can change.
Free vs Unlimited
| Free | Unlimited | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0 | $10/mo billed yearly, or $20/mo monthly |
| Files | 3 per day | No overall cap (fair use) |
| Length per file | Up to 30 minutes | Up to 10 hours |
| Uploads at once | 1 | Up to 50 |
When the free tier is enough
Three 30-minute files a day is generous for short clips, voice notes and episodes under half an hour. It stops working for anything longer than 30 minutes, because each file is capped, so lectures, interviews and long podcasts need Unlimited or must be split.
TurboScribe Unlimited is a strong price if you transcribe many hours every month. If you only have a few long files, paying for a month or buying credits elsewhere can cost less than a year upfront.
Where FastScribe fits
FastScribe's free allowance is 120 credits at signup (valid 30 days, not monthly), roughly 120 minutes of uploaded audio, with up to 3 jobs a day and files up to 1 GB. No payment details are needed.
If you need more, FastScribe Pro is $9.90/month or $99.00/year for 2000 credits a month, and one-time credit packages start at $9.90 for 1200 credits, so you can pay per batch of recordings instead of subscribing.
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